Our Mission
“Providing expert water management and sustainability solutions to support communities, agriculture, and the environment in California’s Central Valley.”
Core Services
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Groundwater and Surface Water Management
- Optimize available water resources driven by timing and instantaneous capacity through selective conjunctive use of surface and groundwater strategies.
- Manage surface water regulating and storage reservoirs, utilizing experience from managing a 1-million-acre-foot reservoir in California for flood control and drought planning between 2009 and 2025.
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Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Compliance and Planning
- Provides strategies to implement SGMA for best feasible outcomes. Mr. Eltal occupied the Plan Manager of the Merced Groundwater Basin (512,000 acres) between 2017 and 2025 and was responsible for developing an approved Groundwater Sustainability Plan by the California Department of Water Resources.
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Water Supply Planning, Transfers, and Exchanges
- The firm provides advice to potential venues to acquire water supply and facilitating the marketing of surplus supply.
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Flood-MAR Strategy and Implementation
- Provides the most effective means to divert flood water for direct or in-lieu recharge
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Policy and Stakeholder Negotiation
- Develop policies based on available water supply, local demand, and State and Federal restrictions.
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Water Infrastructure Design and Construction
- Provides expert advice on alternatives for surface and groundwater storage as well as conveyance infrastructure.
About the Principal Engineer
Hicham Eltal, P.E.
With over 30 years of experience in water resources, Mr. Eltal is a recognized leader in conjunctive water management, flood operations, and sustainability planning for both agricultural and urban communities.
He has served as Plan Manager for the Merced Groundwater Basin (2017–2025), chaired the Merced Irrigation-Urban GSA, and contributed to the Turlock GSP as a Board Member of East Turlock GSA. His leadership has shaped numerous SGMA compliance initiatives, water transfers, flood management programs, and policy negotiations across California’s Central Valley.